Genesis:The Musical Box

“The Musical Box”
Artist:	Genesis
Albums:	Nursery Cryme (1971) Genesis Live (1973)

Play me Old King Cole
That I may join with you
All your hearts now seem so far from me
It hardly seems to matter now

And the nurse will tell you lies
Of a kingdom beyond the skies
But I am lost within this half-world
It hardly seems to matter now

Play me my song
Here it comes again
Play me my song
Here it comes again

Just a little bit
Just a little bit more time
Time left to live out my life

Play me my song
Here it comes again
Play me my song
Here it comes again

Old King Cole was a merry old soul
And a merry old soul was he
So he called for his pipe
And he called for his bowl
And he called for his fiddlers three

But the clock, tick-tock
On the mantlepiece
And I want, and I feel, and I know, and I touch
Her warmth

She's a lady, she's got time
Brush back your hair
And let me get to know your face
She's a lady, she is mine
Brush back your hair
And let me get to know your flesh

I've been waiting here for so long
And all this time has passed me by
It doesn't seem to matter now
You stand there with your fixed expression
Casting doubt on all I have to say
Why don't you touch me, touch me
Why don't you touch me, touch me
Touch me now, now, now, now, now
...

Live version (1973)

That was a, an unaccompanied bass pedal solo from Michael Rutherford.

This is The Musical Box.

Play me Old King Cole
That I may join with you
All your hearts now seem so far from me
It hardly seems to matter now

And the nurse will tell you lies
Of a kingdom beyond the skies
But I am lost within this half-world
It hardly seems to matter now

Play me my song
Here it comes again (again again again)
Play me my song
Here it comes again

Just a little bit
Just a little bit more time
Time left to live out my life

La-la-la-la-la la-la-la la (la la la la la)

Play me my song
Here it comes again (again again again)
Play me my song
Here it comes again

Old King Cole was a merry old soul
And a merry old soul was he
So he called for his pipe
And he called for his bowl
And he called for his fiddlers three

But the clock
Tick tock
On the mantlepiece
And I want
And I feel
And I touch
And I know
Her warmth
Hey

She's a lady, she's got time
Oh brush back your hair (she's got time)
(For she's a lady)
And let me get to know your face

She's a lady, she is mine
Oh brush back your hair (she is mine)
(She is a lady)
And let me get to know your flesh

I've been waiting here for so long
And all this time has passed me by
It doesn't seem to matter now

You stand there with your fixed expression
Casting doubt on all I have to say
Why don't you touch me touch me
Why don't you touch me touch me
Touch me now now now now now
Now now now now now
Now now now now now
Now now now now now
Now now now o-ho